Politics

THE defection of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is creating fresh tension around power…

All governorship aspirants that lost at the primary of the All Progressives Congress(APC) have pledged to work for re-election of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Akeredolu won the APC…

Pioneer chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bisi Akande has declared that he doesn’t support the zoning of Nigeria’s presidency. Ahead of the 2023 general election, prominent figures have been stating their position on…

By the time former United States President, Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were leaving office, they were rated two of the most contemporary retail politicians in the American politics…

*This article was first published DECEMBER 14, 2013; 10:08 PM Prince Buruji Kashamu, the PDP National Vice Chairman in the South-west, was accused of being a drug dealer by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his letter to…

There was fireworks in Yorubaland over the presumed ambition of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the 2023 presidential race. Two prominent figures from the zone, Chief…

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi says he will not choose his successor in the 2023 governorship election in the state. Umahi made the disclosure on Saturday while addressing party…

Asipa Kaoli Olatunji Olusanya is currently the Vice Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State. He served as the Commissioner for Agriculture for…

Following increased demands for Nigeria’s president of Igbo extraction, Associate Editor, SAM EGBURONU, reports on the hurdles before Ndigbo ahead of 2023 Increased demands…

The Oba of Benin, during the courtesy visit by APC leaders, called on the candidates contesting next month’s election to preach peace and shun campaign of calumny. He maintained that his…

Before a teeming crowd comprising 11 state governors, ministers, All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains and party supporters, the APC on Saturday got its campaign in Benin for the…

The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that Nigeria’s next president in 2023 should emerge from the southern part of the country. Mr El-Rufai said this on Saturday in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service. “The…

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has warned politicians against politics of bitterness and violence and charged them to forge a common agenda that…

The U.S. has expressed worry over reports of deteriorating political climate in Edo and interference by security forces in political matters, ahead of the September gubernatorial election.…

Chris Nehikhare, a spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign council in Edo state, has described the endorsement of Osagie Ize-Iyamu by President Muhammadu Buhari as a dent…

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has condemned the crisis in Edo Assembly, vowing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will resist ongoing plot to impeach Governor Godwin Obaseki, the…

THE National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State of thwarting the democratic aspirations of the very people he…

Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo, says he does not want to go to jail. Speaking with state house correspondents after meeting with President…

President Muhmmadu Buhari has charged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct the Edo State governorship election, following all legal and constitutional means to win. The President…

The Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum and Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Moh Lukman has called for the adoption…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday said the leadership crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly was a brazen assault on “our constitution and the rule of law.” The…

The Kano State governor, Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje, has described the tenure of the Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, as a woeful failure. Ganduje, who is also the Chairman of the All…

Hundreds of women and youths have walked on the streets of Benin, capital of Edo in solidarity with Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu. The supporters of Obaseki,…

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday endorsed the candidacy of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu in the governorship election of September 19th by handing him the flag of All Progressives Congress…